1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Best of the Week for What's Right 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: with Nick Right the best takes and moments from this 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: week on the show. Enjoy. 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 2: The Lions took care of the Bucks last night. As 5 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 2: we know, the Bucks are dealing with a bunch of injuries. 6 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 2: Mike Evans even went down in the game. 7 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 3: So with that said, big deal. 8 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: Just real quick, let's talk about Mike Evans. One of 9 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: the coolest streaks in football history is done now. Mike Evans, 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: who it's eleven straight years of one thousand yards, came 11 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: into the league in twenty fourteen, had a thousand yards 12 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: receiving or more every single year and a fun I 13 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 1: mean his fourth year, Demons, he had one thousand and one, 14 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: his seventh year he had a thousand and six. Last 15 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: year he had one thousand and four and got it 16 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: on the final play of the season, and they were 17 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: trying to get it for him. It's it's so funny. 18 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: He's he's as I'm trying to get this exactly right. 19 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: Eleven straight years with one thousand yards four of those 20 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: five of those eleven he did not get to eleven hundred, 21 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: and then he had two eleven hundred yard seasons a 22 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: twelve hundred yard, a thirteen hundred yard, a fifteen hundred yard, 23 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: and you know, so he had one monster year with 24 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: the fifteen hundred before Brady got there. But he's just 25 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: been wildly consistent. It's now over and his seat. Depending 26 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: on how bad the collar bone break is, his season 27 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: could be over. You gotta hope he can be back 28 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: for the postseason. This is my Super Bowl pick. As 29 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: good as Abuka's been, they need Mike Evans back, so 30 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: that's important. And they, you know, the Bucks, to their credit, 31 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: dealt with all the injuries as well as any team 32 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: in football could have, and it was really important. They 33 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: got the you know, the win against the Seahawks, the 34 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: win against the Niners at the loss beating the Lions 35 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: would have really put them in the catbird seat in 36 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: the NFC. Losing they're still okay. 37 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 2: And the Saints I feel like, yeah, still did it 38 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: pretty good, Like the defense kept them in the game. 39 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 2: Bigger just couldn't really get anything going. 40 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: As far as the Lions team goes, that was a 41 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: great win, Demonsey. If they lose there, they've lost to 42 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: Green Bay and Tampa and they have three losses now. 43 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: Instead of that, they have the head to head tiebreaker 44 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: with Tampa and they're just a half game behind Green Bay, 45 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: so that's a great win for the Lions. My concern 46 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: would be this, does is it fair to you? Do 47 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: you think it's fair for me to say golf just 48 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: seems a little shakier this year. I know his numbers 49 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 1: have been great, but it just feels he doesn't feel 50 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: quite as crisp as last year. But Gibbs is unbelievable. 51 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: I mean, Gibbs is an unbelievable player. But that's my 52 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: they have My. 53 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: Other guy to me is ridiculous. 54 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: Bradholmes serves a ton of credit. They've drafted so well, 55 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: and he's taking unconventional positions for great players. I mean, 56 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: everybody killed the Gibbs pick. People didn't love the report 57 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: of his awesome. Gibbs is unbelievable, and he's always fresh 58 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: because they use Montgomery exactly. They have Gibbs is a 59 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: great football player. All right, what's your Packers follow up? Here? 60 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 2: The four win Packers are somehow the one seed after 61 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 2: this game? Does that feel kind of weird? Through seven 62 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: weeks of football? 63 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: It feels weird just from a record perspective, that there's 64 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: been seven weeks, they have four wins. They're the one 65 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: seed because they've had a bye and they have a tie, 66 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: and there's no other one loss team but the others. 67 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: It feels weird, is this. I don't feel like the 68 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: Packers have played great post Week one. I thought they 69 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:11,119 Speaker 1: played amazing and Week one against Detroit and since then 70 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: they've just been okay. And so yeah, I mean, long season. 71 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to the long night part of 72 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: last night, the late game. 73 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 2: So the Seahawks moved to five and two after taking 74 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 2: care of the Texans who could not get it done 75 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: on offense. With that said, how seriously should we be 76 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 2: taking Seattle. 77 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take them seriously at this point. So I 78 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: think here's a take demonse. I'm curious how this lands 79 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: with everyone Seattle. The seriousness that folks some folks are demanding, 80 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: the level of seriousness that some folks are demanding. We 81 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: take the cults. I will take the Seahawks. I think 82 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: the Seahawks, I understand the culture. Six and one and 83 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: the Seahawks are five and two. I think the Seahawks 84 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: are a more sustainable team and a scarier postseason team 85 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: than Indy, because what the Seahawks have right now is 86 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: just a brilliant defensive coach with a defensive front that 87 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: is just annihilating people. Leonard Williams has been unreal all year, 88 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: a quarterback that's super confident, maybe a little too confident 89 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: at times in Darnold and I Jackson Smith and Jigba. Yeah, 90 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: is really making a case that he is the best 91 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: receiver in football, Like I still would have Jefferson and 92 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: Chase ahead of him, and you know he's right there 93 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: with Pooka. But every week he feels like he's the best. 94 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: Like that's just based on track record. He has been 95 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: absolutely phenomenal this season. So the Seahawks, that defense, that coach, 96 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: that receiver, that's a that's a real team now. And 97 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 1: by the way, like NFC West, demon's a Rams five 98 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: and two Niners five and two Seahawks five and two. 99 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 2: Holy smokes, you take that rite that right now? Plus 100 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 2: two seventy five. 101 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: No, I no, I wouldn't. I would take the Rams. Still, 102 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: I would. I would still take the Rams. But I 103 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: don't think let me, I think the Seahawks should they're 104 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: undervalued at plus two seventy five. I think they're more 105 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: likely to win the division than San Francisco. Is I 106 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: know they lost to San Francisco head to head, but 107 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: the Seahawks now have a bye, Then they get the 108 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: Commanders in a game Jayden may Or may not play. 109 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: Then it's the Cardinals, then a huge game against the Rams, 110 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: and then they have the Titans. So they're staring at 111 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: very realistically being eight and three going into the stretch run. 112 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: So yeah, no, I'm taking the Seahawks very seriously. 113 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 2: Eagles gotta win twenty eight to twenty two over the Vikings. 114 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 3: Hertz had a perfect passer rating. 115 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 2: Aj Brown and DeVante Smith for combined for three hundred 116 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 2: plus yards and three touchdowns. Seemed like those are the 117 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 2: only two guys you're throwing two. 118 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: YEA is a. 119 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 2: Concern, Yes, is a concern, quiet and down for Philly. 120 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: It's got to And here's the thing, Demonse, I think 121 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: this is gonna be the way they have have to 122 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: win games, not him having a perfect passer rating like that. 123 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 3: I thought that the Dogs. 124 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: Yes, I thought that was the best game Jalen Hurts 125 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: has ever played. Now it that sounds weird because he's 126 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: played awesome in one Super Bowl and really well in 127 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: another but if you removed the stakes of the Super Bowl, 128 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: if you just said, hey, watch this Jalen Hurts game, 129 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: all games have the same stakes. So to see what's 130 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: the best he's ever played, the best he's ever operated, 131 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: I thought it was Sunday. I also think Sunday kind 132 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: of adds to his big game quarterback rep because had 133 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: they lost that team spirally three straight losses so that 134 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: it wasn't a playoff game, but it felt like it 135 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: had more playoff implications than a regular regular season game. 136 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: And he and here's the other piece of it. Sorry, 137 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: if you guys hear those sirens in the background. The 138 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: reason I think they're gonna need it is I just 139 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: don't think they're going to get a good Saquan year. 140 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: I don't think this is a slump. I think this 141 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: is who he is this season. Now. I want to 142 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: be very clear with what I'm saying. I am not 143 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: saying Saquon is washed. Washed means you're never gonna be 144 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: good again. What I'm saying is I think this is 145 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: going to be a down year from start to finish. 146 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 1: Right now. Demanse of the forty eight running backs who 147 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: have carried the ball the most this year, he's forty 148 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: seventh in yards per carry. He has no big runs, 149 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: he's you know, he's basically almost half the yards per 150 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: carry he was last year. And that to me is 151 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: a combination of the offensive line not being as good 152 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: and him being a little beat up from last season. 153 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: And so for Philly to win at a highlight, they're 154 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: not Their defense is worse than last year. Saquan is 155 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: nowhere close to what he was last year. Their path 156 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: is gonna be their super Bowl MVP quarterback throwing to 157 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: the stud receivers, like that's what it's got to be. 158 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 1: And we can throw up the Eagles schedule. They you know, 159 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: they have a brutal schedule all year, which is why 160 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: this game was so important. They think they now get 161 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: the Giants, and I'm very curious. We're talking more about 162 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: the Giants in a bit, how the Giants react to 163 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: that type of loss. But the Giants obviously just beat them, 164 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: and then they get their bye, and then it is 165 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: Green Bay, Detroit, Dallas, three really tough games, and so 166 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: they're going to have to win this way. And I 167 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: give Jalen a ton of credit. I thought he was 168 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: brilliant on Sunday and doing that, by the way, against 169 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: that defense that never allows deep passes. Uh the Flora's 170 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: defense I thought was really really good. All right, what 171 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: else you got here? 172 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 2: Uh? So the touch push a little strange turn. Minnesota 173 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 2: did a strange little lineup. I think they got had 174 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 2: a guy on all fours. 175 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: The guy lay down. The Chiefs tried this in the 176 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: Super Bowl with Chris Jones. 177 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 3: Wherever it takes, We're going to do this. 178 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 1: This just needs to go away. We've spent too much 179 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,599 Speaker 1: time talking about the touch push on this show. It 180 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: this is even more. It's just not football play, and 181 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: it just is what it is. All right? What else 182 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: do we have on this game? 183 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 3: Yeah? 184 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 2: Put your so put your tin foil hat on. What 185 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 2: do you think is going on with JJ McCarthy. 186 00:11:56,520 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: I mean, he's hurt, right, but I I you know, 187 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: Greg Rosenthal keeps calling it a soft benching. I think 188 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 1: that's probably right, but at some point you got to 189 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: put him back out there. I also, I'm not trying 190 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 1: to I'm not trying to cause any b for anything. 191 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: But when I tell you guys, you guys remember, of 192 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: course you remember, But I'm gonna try to find it 193 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: real quick here it is I talk about the injury, 194 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: the injury report inflation that if they say escape major 195 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: injury is gonna be out this if they you know 196 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: that they always put the most optimistic glean on injuries. 197 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: I find this interesting. Schefter after a week two tweeted 198 00:12:55,520 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 1: Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy is expected to be sidelined two 199 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: to four weeks with a high ankle spring again. Schefter 200 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: tweeted right after the injury, JJ McCarthy is expected to 201 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: be sidelined two to four weeks with a high ankle spring. Okay, 202 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: Schefter Sunday morning said and tweeted. When JJ's McCarthy suffered 203 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: a high ankle spring, doctors expected it to be a 204 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: six week injury. Nothing has changed. It still looks like 205 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 1: a six week injury. Buddy, that's not what you told us, 206 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: So I don't see a third option here either. The 207 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: initial reporting is what most of these injury reports in 208 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: quotes are, which is overly optimistic for reasons I still 209 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: don't totally understand. Or something has changed, which is either 210 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: he's not recovering as well as they would like, or 211 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: it's the soft benching of Wentz's playing. Okay and we're 212 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: trying to win these games. I don't know. I do 213 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: know that I don't feel great about Adam Schefter reporting 214 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: it's a two to four week injury, and then Adam 215 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: Schefter on Sunday morning going on TV and tweeting doctors 216 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: always expected it to be a six week injury. Nothing 217 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: has changed. Something there does not line. 218 00:14:58,480 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 3: Up all right. 219 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 2: So c came back. He's adding to that Polton offense. 220 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 2: They are looking good. They beat the Commanders, by the way. 221 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 2: But you think the biggest story here is Jade Daniels, 222 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 2: who has kind of been a little injury. 223 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 3: Prone since he said the league a little bit. So 224 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 3: far that's always been yours. 225 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, the hamstring is hard to blame on him being 226 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: so skinny. But fact of the matter is he's played 227 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: one of the third NFL seasons. He got knocked out 228 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: of a game with bruised or cracked ribs, he missed 229 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: time with a sprain knee, and now he's going to 230 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: miss time with a hamstring. That's three separate injuries twenty 231 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: games into his career. That's concerning. And I know the 232 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: Commanders are not ruling him out for this week. You 233 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: know who is though hard Rock bet that has the 234 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: Commanders as ten point dogs to the Chiefs, like the 235 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: Vegas is saying, we think that to Marcus Mariota game. 236 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: The other thing that the reason the Cowboys are who 237 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: the cow are demontse like they are gonna score at will, 238 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: and there are games that, I mean, they can beat 239 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: anyone because of that offense, and they can lose to 240 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: anyone because of that defense. They're gonna be fun to watch. 241 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: They're not trustworthy Dacks playing out of his mind thus far, 242 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: I have to give credit. I try to be fair. 243 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: You know, I've not been a George Pickens guy. He's 244 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: been awesome, so but the Cowboys to me are not 245 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: like a real They're a fun team. They're just a 246 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: different version of last year's Bengals. They can't do anything substantial, 247 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: but they can score a bunch of points and they're 248 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: fun to watch. The Commanders are in a different vote. 249 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: I think they're just done. They're three, Like, throw up 250 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: their schedule. They're three and four and the next three 251 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: are kans City, Seattle, Detroit. Yeah, like, I just think 252 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: it's over. Is that crazy? 253 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean those next three are I'm looking good. 254 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 2: If the other games were maybe reversed. They're they're the 255 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 2: three they have after that, and then time. 256 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 1: King City, Seattle, Detroit plus two left against Philly, and 257 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 1: you already have four losses. The Commanders the Cowboys think 258 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: they're still alive for the playoffs, and they are. I don't. 259 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna be a playoff team. And 260 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: the Bears are still alive for the playoffs. You've lost 261 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: to the two teams that are fighting for the same 262 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: real estate as you. One of those wild Guard spots 263 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,159 Speaker 1: him back to back weeks. I just think this is 264 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: a very disappointing, very disappointing first half of the year 265 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: for the Commanders. And I don't I don't see it 266 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: getting better. And I am worried about Jayden, and I 267 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: am worried about his inability to stay healthy. I also 268 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: want to remind you Today shows brought to you by 269 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: representing sponsor a hard rock bet. 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Is it possible that this guy is. 307 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 3: Already the best player in the league. 308 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: I mean, here's the thing. Demon's no no shame in 309 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: not catching it live. 310 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 3: I was watching VJ. Edgecomb welcome himself to the NBA. 311 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: Oh you were watching? So you were watching a different game. 312 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was watching. 313 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,919 Speaker 1: Okay, Oh that's I thought. I assumed you meant you were. 314 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: Oh good for you, buddy. 315 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. 316 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a VJ. Edgecomb all time record for points 317 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:30,120 Speaker 1: on you, and the Sixers won that game despite. 318 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 3: Him being show and the almost got bad for VJ. 319 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 2: With him missing those two free throws at the end 320 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 2: of the celticsense pulled through. 321 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 3: That would have been a damn. 322 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:42,479 Speaker 1: That would have been a great win for them. 323 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 3: Yeah. 324 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, And and Maxi, our guy Maxie had forty cooked, 325 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: but someone else had forty and he's a seven foot 326 00:20:50,600 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: five problem. So I I was a gog at what 327 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: I saw last night from Victor Winman Yama. So he 328 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:14,719 Speaker 1: is the best defensive player in basketball. We knew that 329 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: was going to be the case. And he had three blocks, 330 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: but that doesn't really explain it because he just dissuaded 331 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:28,959 Speaker 1: so much action because of his length that I don't 332 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: know what the advanced stat is for, like shots not 333 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: taken because you're scared this guy's gonna swat it into 334 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: the first row. But he crushes in that. So we 335 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 1: had So here's a good comp we had on the 336 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: show yesterday. A kim Olajuan all right, and A Keem 337 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: was never the best offensive player in the league. But 338 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: there was a two year period when Jordan was a 339 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: year and a half when Jordan was retired, and those 340 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:11,199 Speaker 1: two years when a team was the best player in 341 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: the league because he was far and away the best 342 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: defensive player and those couple of years probably like the 343 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: fifth or sixth best offensive player, and those two things 344 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: can combine to make you the best player. He usually 345 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: goes in the other direction, the best player in the league. 346 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: Joker is far and away the best offensive player, and 347 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: then just for average defensive. Right, and you deal with it. 348 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: You know, it's very rare you get prime. I shouldn't 349 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: say it's very rare. It's just special prime Giannis prime, 350 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: Bron Prime Jordan, prime, Kobe Kawido. Also, I think was 351 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 1: never the offense. Yeah, I'm talking about a guy who 352 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: can win the scoring title while being the best defender 353 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: in the league. Right, it's only a handful of guys. 354 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: If Wimby's gonna give you forty let me let me 355 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: put it like this. Here's why it's so scary, Demanse 356 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: and I loved that he only took two threes, that 357 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 1: he is stronger, his handles better. I think Wimby. If 358 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: Wimby averages twenty five points a game, he might be 359 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: the best player in the league. Yeah, like that because 360 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: of what he is defensively, and if he's gonna put 361 00:23:54,119 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 1: up thirty. I'm sorry to Joker and I'm sorry to Shay, 362 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: but I just I I am. I'm ready to have 363 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: the conversation that this guy might just be the best, 364 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 1: like the best. 365 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 2: Player in the league right in the beginning. Well, here's 366 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 2: what I was probably more on the injury side. 367 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: It was two things. It was two things. One was 368 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: the injury stuff, which still anybody that size, it worries me. 369 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: But that's about it was my skepticism on Wimby. I 370 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 1: guess was here were the three different levels of it. 371 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:37,719 Speaker 3: I think it was him shooting too. 372 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 1: Yes, So I didn't like the style he was playing. 373 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: To me, he was trying to be Durant, and it's like, bro, 374 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: you're a half foot taller than Durant, and Durant is 375 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: one of the greatest pure shooters ever. You're like the 376 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: So I didn't love that. The injury's potential concerned me 377 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: because literally every player in the history of the league 378 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: seven four are taller has dealt with injuries, and I 379 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 1: don't consider the blood clot an injury. I do, though, 380 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: I I'm gonna say it's really. 381 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 2: Am I feel like that they're more prone to though, 382 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 2: just because they're larger guys. 383 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: I was about to say that exact same thing. I 384 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: was like, maybe this is dumb, maybe a doctor's listening 385 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: is like, that's not how that works. But in my head, 386 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: that's how it works. It's like, I don't know, there's 387 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: more there's more air, you know, mileage for there to 388 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: be clots, like I don't know. But so that part 389 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 1: and then the other part was I just thought we 390 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 1: were setting him up to be a disappointment by saying 391 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: if he's not better than a Chema LaJuan, he's underachieved. 392 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: I'm like, geez, Louise Man, like he walks into the league, 393 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:56,679 Speaker 1: and it's if you're not one of the ten greatest 394 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: players of all time, you've you have failed. 395 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:02,400 Speaker 3: Yeah. 396 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: With that said, I mean I kind of get it. 397 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: I mean, this is special. This is really really special, 398 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: and I don't know what you're gonna do with him, 399 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 1: and it does. He has become after one game Demanse 400 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: must watch every night and it makes. 401 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 2: Me, at least with Len leaving, well yeah there's but. 402 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, but also and so a couple things. It makes 403 00:26:53,200 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: me take the Spurs seriously. I mean, they obviously didn't 404 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:11,120 Speaker 1: even have Fox and they beat the third and well, 405 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: so that's the other piece of it. If you were 406 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 1: to ask me going into yesterday, okay, if you are, 407 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: if you can have any player in the league to 408 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 1: try to slow down Wimby on the defensive end, who 409 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:39,679 Speaker 1: is your number one draft pick? It would have been 410 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 1: a d Like that's the other problem, Like the is 411 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:49,920 Speaker 1: there anyone in the league demands a better in theory 412 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: equipped to deal. 413 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 3: With Wimby on the Celtics? I think it's the last 414 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 3: name is Vet some something Vet. 415 00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: Okay, all right, you're I don't I don't know who 416 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: you're talking about, and you're being ridiculous. There is the 417 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: the I mean, maybe you're not. No, the I don't know. 418 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: Nobody's guarding the man? What nobody can guard him? He's 419 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: a freak of nature. Hold on, who are you talking about? 420 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:19,680 Speaker 1: You're talking about okay, all right, yeah, okay, you were 421 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:23,959 Speaker 1: being silly. Uh No, I'm just saying, like a d 422 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 1: is seven feet, can play on the perimeter, can play 423 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: down low. It has been one of the of his era. Yes, 424 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:37,239 Speaker 1: and Wimby made him look silly. I don't so so, 425 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: Like who is the Spurs what's the Spurs next game? 426 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: So the Spurs next game is their next three games 427 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: are New Orleans, Brooklyn, Toronto. The hell is anybody gonna do? 428 00:28:54,240 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: Like who on New Orleans is gonna be like it's tray. 429 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 3: It. 430 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 1: I don't think New Orleans. I guess me, Si, I 431 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:13,239 Speaker 1: don't know, man, this is so I do think. I 432 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: do think Demonde. It's on the board that he's the 433 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: best player in the league this year, and that would. 434 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 2: Be mind is right too, Like, I just don't see 435 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 2: it's like he's going to do everything possible to stay afloat. 436 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 2: I see him taking care of his body, taking care 437 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 2: of himself and the off season. 438 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, we haven't had a guy be in the 439 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: argument for there's only been I just want to make 440 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: sure I get this right, the only no one since 441 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 1: Brown has He had a real argument that they were 442 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: the best player in the league in year three. Like 443 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: bron in year three was second in MVP voting, he 444 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: had a real argument. Tim Duncan in year three might 445 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: have been the best player in the league, but he 446 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: was a four year college player. Shack in year three 447 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: was I think, let me, I want to see if 448 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 1: I have this had an argument, he was second in 449 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: MVP voting and Jordan was retired, and they made the 450 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: finals but lost to a team those are best player 451 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: in the league argument by year three, it's just the 452 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: holy Grail of NBA guys, really, and this is this 453 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: is something else. This is really really something else. I'm 454 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: amazed by. 455 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:08,520 Speaker 3: It, and. 456 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: I I I'm lost of words. I didn't understand what 457 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: I was watching last night. And we'll see how it continues. 458 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: Oh wow, what's the MVP odds? 459 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, so he climbed the top two in MVP odds 460 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 2: at plus two seventy five, and he was around plus 461 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 2: twelve hundred in the preseason. So do you see you 462 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:46,080 Speaker 2: see after these three games him potentially being the favorite? 463 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't see. 464 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: I mean maybe here's the thing. The thing is this, 465 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 1: I just in principle, if yesterday I could have gotten 466 00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 1: a bet at twelve to one, I can't bet it 467 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: today at less than three to one. 468 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 3: And there's a lot of those tickets out there. 469 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: I feel like one tickets. 470 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:09,080 Speaker 3: Let's yeah, I feel like there's a lot of those 471 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 3: out there. 472 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, And I would have told you. I would 473 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: have told you one day ago. Those are dumb tickets 474 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 1: just because I would have said, you know this coming 475 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: off injury, feeling well, he's coming off an injury. 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Terms of course do apply, all right, demons, 493 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 1: Let's get to the actual opening eye of the NBA 494 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: two nights ago with a classic and a concerning game. 495 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 2: A couple of nights ago, we got to see how 496 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 2: Katie's looking with those rockets against the Thunder. They ended 497 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 2: up not being able to pull out the wind and 498 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 2: doublet Lakers face Golden State. Golden State came out victorious. 499 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 2: But you've seen down on both of those teams. 500 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:45,719 Speaker 3: Why is that? 501 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, so let's we'll do Lakers Warriors, then we'll do 502 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: Rockets Thunder. Okay, So I watched the Lakers and Luca 503 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: was obviously awesome, and I was like, yeah, so when 504 00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: Lebron comes back, you know what they need from Lebron 505 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:19,839 Speaker 1: for him to be their best perimeter defender. And that 506 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:25,920 Speaker 1: seems like a bad process for a guy who's gonna 507 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:30,719 Speaker 1: be forty one in year twenty three, because I look 508 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:35,239 Speaker 1: at the Lakers roster and I'm like, well, they don't 509 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:38,319 Speaker 1: have a ton of shooting and they don't really have 510 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: any defense. Not sure how that's going to work in 511 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:48,840 Speaker 1: the modern NBA, even with a guy as great as Luca, 512 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: and even when Bron comes back, so that I just 513 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:57,880 Speaker 1: think it's a for the modern league and oddly constructed roster. 514 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:01,360 Speaker 1: It's very like this is about Luca, not about Bron. 515 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:09,440 Speaker 1: It's very clear how to win with Luca get shooters 516 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 1: and defenders and let him handle the entirety of the 517 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:15,880 Speaker 1: rest of the offense. It feels like the Lakers have 518 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:19,720 Speaker 1: none of that. And it's just like Jared Vanderbilt guard 519 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:24,000 Speaker 1: everyone Marcus Smart, God love him, is just not even 520 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:30,000 Speaker 1: close to the same guy. And so it also reminds 521 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:34,440 Speaker 1: you what a yeoman's effort Anthony Davis was making on 522 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 1: that side of the ball, kind of carrying the entirety 523 00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: of that defense. So it just it was I just 524 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:50,240 Speaker 1: think that that is a really clumsily put together roster. 525 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: And you know that I was not as high as 526 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 1: some on Oh this will be the year DeAndre Ayton 527 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 1: takes it serious. I don't think that guy is a 528 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:09,000 Speaker 1: winning player, and I so and I was also bummed. 529 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: This was a crazy stat I had, uh yesterday, What 530 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:25,280 Speaker 1: what is the marquee date demands on the NBA regular 531 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:30,239 Speaker 1: season calendar? Historically like the holiday where a lot of 532 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:32,719 Speaker 1: people look at it kind of the start of the season. 533 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 3: That Christmas. 534 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, Christmas. The NFL's kind of tried to steal their corner, 535 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 1: but the NBA made Christmas their holiday. So for the 536 00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:49,799 Speaker 1: NBA in the regular season, there's opening Night, which is 537 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 1: a big, you know, celebration, the unofficial opening night Christmas, 538 00:36:55,280 --> 00:37:02,320 Speaker 1: and then there's obviously the postseason. Lebron James teams prior 539 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 1: to two days ago had played in in his career 540 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:17,240 Speaker 1: three hundred and thirty two opening nights, Christmases and playoff games, 541 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:22,520 Speaker 1: and Lebron James had played in all three hundred and 542 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:28,000 Speaker 1: thirty two of them. He had never missed any of 543 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 1: his two hundred and eighty two career playoff games, any 544 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:37,879 Speaker 1: of his twenty two opening nights, or any of the 545 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:44,239 Speaker 1: eighteen it's actually nineteen Christmas Day games. And you might say, 546 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:45,959 Speaker 1: if you're doing the math in your head, that adds 547 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:48,480 Speaker 1: up to three hundred and thirty three. But that's because 548 00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:53,279 Speaker 1: one of the COVID year's opening night was Christmas. He's 549 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:58,080 Speaker 1: never missed a marquee moment in his career and then 550 00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: he missed this one. It's like it was another piece 551 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:03,920 Speaker 1: of evidence of man, it's not a lot of time 552 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:07,160 Speaker 1: left here. Yeah, it's just a bummer, you know what 553 00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:11,480 Speaker 1: I mean? Just a bummer, uh in that regard and 554 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:17,280 Speaker 1: so and the other bummer is he's he's not gonna 555 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:21,239 Speaker 1: fix what's wrong with the Lakers. So I think when 556 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: you have Luca, you're going to be Luca guarant should 557 00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:30,400 Speaker 1: guarantee a healthy Luca should guarantee you a playoff spot. 558 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 1: Luca plus Brown plus Austin Reeves plus what should be 559 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 1: a pretty sharp coach in uh Reddick should make you frisky. 560 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,359 Speaker 1: But I don't think that roster is well rounded enough. 561 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:50,240 Speaker 1: On the Warriors, I just think they're too old and 562 00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 1: the they don't have a a you know right now, 563 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:03,120 Speaker 1: Lakers Warriors. I don't even think it's a debate. The 564 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:06,759 Speaker 1: best player between the two teams is Luca, and he's 565 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:09,640 Speaker 1: ten years younger than Steph. So I just don't think 566 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:15,520 Speaker 1: the Warriors have the legs for hunting him. Yeah, I 567 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 1: just yeah, So I just think the Warriors that was 568 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:20,080 Speaker 1: a good win for them. I just don't take them 569 00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:24,800 Speaker 1: real serious as a contender. Now to the Rockets Thunder. 570 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:27,440 Speaker 1: Something you wanted to. 571 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:31,400 Speaker 2: Say, uh oh, yeah, you didn't You didn't like the 572 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:33,200 Speaker 2: Wait did you want me to get into that. You 573 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:35,880 Speaker 2: didn't like how the fans reacted to Kevin Durant. Yes, 574 00:39:36,239 --> 00:39:38,120 Speaker 2: so coming back to okay, see. 575 00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:39,960 Speaker 1: Is that so much that I didn't like it? 576 00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:44,040 Speaker 2: And they cheered Steven Adams right, before it was that 577 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:46,360 Speaker 2: there at the same time. 578 00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:54,360 Speaker 1: So here's my question, Man, is Durant going to finish 579 00:39:54,960 --> 00:40:00,719 Speaker 1: unless they win the title in Houston? Is he going 580 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:08,360 Speaker 1: to be the first all time great player to retire 581 00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:18,560 Speaker 1: without a home? Like if you if if if you 582 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:24,839 Speaker 1: say bron it's the the Calves and Cleveland will love 583 00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 1: him forever. You know, Lakers some yes, some know, Miami 584 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:33,520 Speaker 1: mostly yes, some know, but the Calves, like will love 585 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:38,399 Speaker 1: him forever. Jordan obviously, it's the Bulls, Kareem obviously it's 586 00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:42,480 Speaker 1: the Lakers. Magic is the Lakers, Duncan is the Spurs. 587 00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:46,720 Speaker 1: Those guys are one team guys. But you know, Kobe 588 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:51,800 Speaker 1: is Lakers. But even the guys who moved like Kevin 589 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: Garnett has two cities that adore him Minnesota Minneapolis with 590 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:04,759 Speaker 1: the Timberwolves and the Celtics. Barkley he's not an all 591 00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:07,680 Speaker 1: time again, no, but I mean he's a great player. 592 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:10,440 Speaker 1: Ro I'm talking about like top top. You know, Berkley 593 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:16,760 Speaker 1: is still beloved in Phoenix. D Wade is obviously always 594 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:24,200 Speaker 1: going to be beloved in uh Miami. Moses Malone is 595 00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:33,200 Speaker 1: beloved in Philly. If Oklahoma City Demons after winning a 596 00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:41,360 Speaker 1: title is still mad at Durant. When he retires, where 597 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:48,840 Speaker 1: does he go and get universal love? It doesn't feel 598 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:53,160 Speaker 1: like it's Golden State. It's certainly not Phoenix or Brooklyn. 599 00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:57,799 Speaker 1: And Oklahoma City's booing him like. 600 00:41:57,840 --> 00:41:58,879 Speaker 3: I think they love him. 601 00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:02,040 Speaker 2: I think they're just you know, they're they're bowling, they're 602 00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:04,560 Speaker 2: talking their mess. I think, I honestly think that when 603 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:08,600 Speaker 2: he retires that he'll he'll get love from Okay. See, 604 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:10,640 Speaker 2: I don't know if they think of it, but I don't. 605 00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:12,399 Speaker 2: I don't know, but yeah, they did just win a. 606 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:14,960 Speaker 3: Title like the other crazy he left. 607 00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:20,319 Speaker 1: Nine years as they booed Durrant on ring night, you 608 00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:21,759 Speaker 1: guys want a title. 609 00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:23,920 Speaker 3: Like Durant did a lot for y'all. Durrant did a 610 00:42:24,040 --> 00:42:25,399 Speaker 3: did a lot for y'all while he was there. 611 00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:28,160 Speaker 1: I think he I think he deserves a statue there 612 00:42:29,600 --> 00:42:32,160 Speaker 1: like so that that did make me sad, and I 613 00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:35,360 Speaker 1: don't think And by the way, he didn't demand a trade. 614 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:39,239 Speaker 1: He didn't blow your team up. He didn't quit on anybody. 615 00:42:39,719 --> 00:42:43,200 Speaker 1: He hit free agency and left. 616 00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:44,879 Speaker 3: Like wouldn't Harden the first one to go home? 617 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:50,359 Speaker 1: But no, they traded away hardened hard Harden was like. 618 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:53,360 Speaker 3: An he couldn't get his contracts figure, but. 619 00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:56,200 Speaker 1: That was he didn't want and so that you know 620 00:42:56,320 --> 00:43:00,719 Speaker 1: the but they love Russ. It's just I don't know. 621 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:04,359 Speaker 1: That made me sad. Okase, he's obviously awesome. I think 622 00:43:04,440 --> 00:43:10,560 Speaker 1: Durant will be better than he was Opening night, Dort 623 00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:14,560 Speaker 1: gives a lot of people trouble and Shingoon man watch 624 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:19,839 Speaker 1: out for Shingoon. Uh, I mean, Shingoon looks great and 625 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:22,600 Speaker 1: shout out to Wilds on that. I still I feel 626 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:25,279 Speaker 1: like the Fred van Vliet injury for the Rockets is 627 00:43:25,320 --> 00:43:29,239 Speaker 1: really tough, but I really do like that team, and 628 00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:32,920 Speaker 1: I think Durant's gonna be excellent. Daniel says maybe Seattle 629 00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:36,840 Speaker 1: will claim Durant when they get a team. I don't know. 630 00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:40,600 Speaker 1: I hope so just made me sad and maybe it 631 00:43:40,600 --> 00:43:42,160 Speaker 1: shouldn't have, but it just made me sad.